Reptiles Vulnerable To Exotic Pet Trade
Drugs, human trafficking and counterfeiting are some of the world’s top illegal trades. However, wildlife and animal parts are also trafficked much like illegal drugs and arms. According to the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the illegal wildlife trade is the world’s fourth largest illegal trade and is valued at US$26 billion annually. Roughly one out of every five animals that walks the land or plies the skies is traded internationally.